Triple Crown tracker: See latest updates on 8 alumni
The Triple Crown Tracker checks in with the horses who raced in the 2025 Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont, keeping up with what they have done since the classics.
2025 Kentucky Derby
A trio of horses from the 2025 Kentucky Derby have been in action recently. Chunk of Gold faced older foes for the first time in Friday's Grade 2 Clark at Churchill Downs and put forth a strong effort. Setting a swift pace for the distance, he was just caught late by Magnitude and Hit Show but finished only a half-length short of the top prize.
Flying Mohawk also raced recently in graded-stakes company. In the Commonwealth Turf (G3) at Churchill Downs on Nov. 22, he tracked in range and made an early move but came up empty in the lane. He weakened to finish 10th and last behind Giocoso.
Grade 1-placed Publisher still seeks his elusive first win. He dropped back into maiden special weight company Nov. 20 at Churchill Downs and was sent off the odds-on favorite in the 1 1/16-mile dirt race. He chased earnestly to the finish, but frontrunning Crisis Manager kept on going. Publisher had to settle for second, 2 1/4 lengths behind the gate-to-wire winner.
| Derby | Horse | Last race | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sovereignty | 1st Travers (G1) | Scratched from Breeders' Cup Classic |
| 2 | Journalism | 4th Breeders' Cup Classic | No works since last race |
| 3 | Baeza | 6th Breeders' Cup Classic | No works since last race |
| 4 | Final Gambit | 8th Bryan Station (G3) | Worked 4f Sat. at TP |
| 5 | Owen Almighty | 3rd Perryville (G3) | Worked 5f Nov. 4 at CD |
| 6 | Burnham Square | 2nd Nashville Derby (G3) | No works since last race |
| 7 | Sandman | 9th Nashville Derby (G3) | Worked 3f Wed at CAA |
| 8 | East Avenue | 5th West Virginia Derby (G3) | No works since last race |
| 9 | Chunk of Gold | 3rd Clark (G2) | No works since last race |
| 10 | Tiztastic | 10th Nashville Derby (G3) | No works since last race |
| 11 | Coal Battle | 2nd Indiana Derby (G3) | Worked 4f Oct. 4 at KEE |
| 12 | Luxor Cafe | 1st Musashino (G3) | No works since last race |
| 13 | Neoequos | 6th Gallant Bob (G2) | No works since last race |
| 14 | Publisher | 2nd MSW (Nov. 20 at CD) | Worked 4f Sun. at FG |
| 15 | Citizen Bull | 2nd Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile | Stands for $45,000 at Ashford |
| 16 | American Promise | 8th Preakness | Worked 4f June 10 at CD |
| 17 | Render Judgment | 17th Kentucky Derby | Worked 5f Sat. at FG |
| 18 | Flying Mohawk | 10th Commonwealth Turf (G3) | No works since last race |
| 19 | Admire Daytona | 14th Musashino (G3) | No works since last race |
| SCR | Grande | 2nd Wood Memorial (G2) | Worked 5f April 25 at KEE |
| SCR | Rodriguez | 4th Belmont | Worked 4f July 14 at SA |
2025 Preakness Stakes
Heart of Honor, racing for the first time since the Belmont, returned to the winners' circle for the first time since January. A two-time winner during the 2024-25 Dubai winter carnival, Heart of Honor showed he loves Meydan as much as ever. Returning in a Nov. 21 conditions race over the same dirt-mile trip at which he already had won twice, Heart of Honor started slowly but unleashed a good rally in the lane. He drew clear to win by 7 1/4 lengths, setting himself up for another promising winter in the United Arab Emirates.
Two others from the Preakness field recently faced stakes company. Gosger tracked midfield in the Clark but couldn't find a kick in the lane and finished sixth, 5 3/4 lengths behind Magnitude. Pay Billy returned Saturday at Laurel in the City of Laurel Stakes. Racing for the first time since the Preakness, he settled off the pace and chased on mildly in the lane but settled for sixth, four lengths behind winner Zero Blitz.
| Preakness | Horse | Last race | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Journalism | 4th Breeders' Cup Classic | No works since last race |
| 2 | Gosger | 6th Clark (G2) | No works since last race |
| 3 | Sandman | 9th Nashville Derby (G3) | Worked 3f Wed. at CAA |
| 4 | Goal Oriented | 6th Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile | Worked 4f Fri. at SA |
| 5 | Heart of Honor | 1st Alw (Nov. 21 at MEY) | No works since last race |
| 6 | River Thames | 6th Preakness | Worked 4f June 12 at CD |
| 7 | Pay Billy | 6th City of Laurel | No works since last race |
| 8 | American Promise | 8th Preakness | Worked 4f June 10 at CD |
| 9 | Clever Again | 5th Gun Runner | No works since last race |
2025 Belmont Stakes
Crudo, the longest shot in a field of four, tracked the pace in the Dwyer at Aqueduct on Nov. 8. He could not keep pace with Disco Time in the lane but kept on second best, crossing the wire 9 3/4 lengths behind that foe. He sold for $350,000 at Keeneland November, and according to a report from Joe Nevills at Paulick Report, he has been sold to race for HRH Prince Faisal bin Khaled bin Abdulaziz in Saudi Arabia. His new connections have the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup (G3), a Saudi Cup (G1) qualifier, in mind. Uncaged also sold at Keeneland November for $110,000. According to Nevills, Uncaged was sold to an owner based in Kuwait.
| Belmont | Horse | Last race | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sovereignty | 1st Travers (G1) | Scratched from Breeders' Cup Classic |
| 2 | Journalism | 4th Breeders' Cup Classic | No works since last race |
| 3 | Baeza | 6th Breeders' Cup Classic | No works since last race |
| 4 | Rodriguez | 4th Belmont | Worked 4f July 14 at SA |
| 5 | Hill Road | 10th Breeders' Cup Turf | No works since last race |
| 6 | Heart of Honor | 1st Alw (Nov. 21 at MEY) | No works since last race |
| 7 | Uncaged | 5th Alw OC (Oct. 24 at KEE) | Sold to ownership in Kuwait |
| 8 | Crudo | 2nd Dwyer | Sold to race in Saudi Arabia |